Category Archives: Oklahoma

Hosting bluebirds has its ups and downs. The past few days have been a low spot. We spent last week in Taos, NM. As soon as we returned home I saw a male House Sparrow sitting on the box. The … Continue reading →

Summer weather is here and it always seems to take a toll on the adult bluebirds as they work from before sunrise to dark feeding babies and ferrying away poop. I have the box moved so that it is in … Continue reading →

Mama completed her second clutch of six little blue eggs on 13 May and began incubating the same day. Six is a big brood. We’ve only had that many eggs one time before. Four eggs is more common. A brood … Continue reading →

Mama III has completed her nest, laid five perfect little powder blue eggs and begun incubating them. She’s been busy. Like most birds, bluebirds don’t begin incubation until all eggs are laid so the chicks will hatch and fledge at … Continue reading →

Happy to report our third brood of the season has successfully fledged! The third brood is always the most difficult. Fatigue on the parent birds and the hottest part of summer always make this one risky. One little bird stayed … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon was full of surprises. First the resident roadrunner on the reddirt hill paid a visit to the back yard. Came up on to the patio and then jumped up on the blue birdbath for a drink. This … Continue reading →

Mama has built a nest and started laying her third clutch of eggs this season. The first two successfully fledged. Just one week after her second brood took flight, Mama III began constructing her third nest. The juvie fledglings are … Continue reading →